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Questar resource links

Questar resources on the net

I've found these sites, documents, and videos very useful in answering questions about the Questar:

  • Questar Corporation
  • Company Seven - Questar
  • Cloudy Nights Questar Forum
  • Yahoo Questar Users Group
  • Barry Carter's Questar Tips and Tricks
  • Mauri Rosenthal's PDF on guided CCD Imaging with the Questar 3.5" Telescope
  • Mauri Rosenthal's instructions for modifying the Questar hand controller in PDF & video format
  • Robert Vanderbei's Questar Gallery
  • Robert Vanderbei's The Amateur Astrophotographer
  • Robert Vanderbei's CCD Astrophotography with a 3.5" Questar

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Questar


The Questar telescope

Questar resource links

Search for Questar info

172mm Focal Reducer

Afocal adapter for point and shoot camera

Camera adapter lengths

Camera adapter threading

Camera connection

Camera focusing

Custom counterweight

Drift Alignment Joy

Finder Eyepiece Compatibility

The Questar Moon 1981

Questar Powerguide II Battery Life

Questar Zone, How to Service Videos

Red Dot finder mount for Questar

Questar Viewing Table

  Wedge mounts

Astrotrac wedge adapter for Questar

SkyWatcher dovetail mount wedge

Adjustable wood mount wedge

White light solar filters comparison


Moon Phase

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